Amen, when the tech press talks about Samsung it usually talks about Samsung Electronics. I find it somewhat aggravating.
Samsung builds ships, skyscrapers, it owns departments stores and provides life insurances. The conglomerate is a complex maze of interconnected companies. The ownership structure is very complicated. There is an excellent article about it in The Economist.
I've read about their opaque structure before, and the relationship between big business and the South Korean government. Dark and murky. It's rather fascinating. Wish I could remember the article source.
Samsung builds ships, skyscrapers, it owns departments stores and provides life insurances. The conglomerate is a complex maze of interconnected companies. The ownership structure is very complicated. There is an excellent article about it in The Economist.